Photo Gallery

U.S. 5TH FLEET

A surface warfare officer stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the U.S. 5th Fleet are of operations, July 22, 2024. Cole is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas) Share

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras

Cmdr. Langan Robbins, right, a radiologist assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, discusses a patient's condition with a Honduran primary care physician at Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, during Continuing Promise 2024. Continuing Promise 2024 marks the 14th mission to the region since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships, and encourage the establishment of new partnerships among countries, non-government organizations, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark G. Logico) Share

JINHAE, South Korea

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, lands aboard the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) off the coast of Jinhae, South Korea, July 31, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Sebastian Arbelaez, from, Isabela, Puerto Rico, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Vincent Opoku, from Atlanta, Georgia, communicate with the pilots of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 during flight operations aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while underway in the South China Sea, Aug. 4, 2024. As the 7th Fleet flagship, Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam Craft) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Edgar Robles, from Oceanside, California, monitors surface contacts in the combat information center aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during a general quarters drill in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 3, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Randon Booth, assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766), greets his family at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after returning from a scheduled deployment, Aug. 2, 2024. Charlotte can support various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the Hillclimbers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Pacific Ocean, July 27, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. The ship is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Pacific Ocean. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct an aircraft firefighting drill on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 1, 2024. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in small boat operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeadan Andre) Share